Coosa County Road 101 Tornado - January 19, 2019

Coosa CR 101 EF-1 Tornado (Coosa County)
January 19, 2019

Event Summary

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:	100 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	1.70 miles
Maximum Path Width:	112 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	2 W Cottage Grove 32.8535/-86.1551 at 258 pm
Approximate End Point/Time:	1 SSE Hissop 32.8762/-86.1439 at 301 pm

NWS Meteorologists surveyed damage southeast of Rockford in Coosa County and determined it was the result of an EF-1 tornado.

The tornado moved northeast along Coosa County Road 101, between Coosa County Road 61 to the south and Alabama Highway 22 to the north. Hundreds of trees were damaged/snapped or uprooted.

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Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the circulation just as the tornado touched down. Images are from KMXX at 258 pm.

Tree Damage	Tree Damage